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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Dinesen feel about this period of her life (mid-1920s)?
(a) It was a time of good and bad.
(b) It was a time she would like to forget.
(c) It was the high point of her life.
(d) It was a pleasant time.

2. Which of the following was NOT something that made Bjornvig leave Dinesen?
(a) Her sense of humor.
(b) Her criticism.
(c) Her manipulations.
(d) Her mood swings.

3. Who helped Dinesen manage through her illness?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Thomas.
(c) Thelma.
(d) Bror.

4. What caught Denys' attention in 1930?
(a) Yachts.
(b) Cars.
(c) Politics.
(d) Airplanes.

5. What two animals did Dinesen and Denys come upon on New Year's Day?
(a) Elephants.
(b) Tigers.
(c) Antelope.
(d) Lions.

6. What is a Gypsy Moth?
(a) A drink.
(b) A hobo.
(c) An insect.
(d) An airplane.

7. Sometimes Denys would show Dinesen movies about __________________.
(a) his childhood.
(b) wildlife.
(c) native people.
(d) vacation destinations.

8. What format did Dinesen gravitate toward in the 1950s?
(a) Advertising.
(b) Magazines.
(c) Television.
(d) Radio.

9. What was one of Dinesen's routine activities?
(a) Going on safari.
(b) Playing the piano.
(c) Sewing clothes.
(d) Cooking.

10. How did Denys react when Dinesen told him she might have been pregnant?
(a) He was angry.
(b) He was less than enthusiastic.
(c) He was stunned.
(d) He was thrilled.

11. Many of Dinesen's stories during this period address ______________________.
(a) Good vs. evil.
(b) Lost love.
(c) Aristocracy in a changing world.
(d) Travel adventures.

12. Where did Dinesen go when she needed a break from her life for awhile?
(a) France.
(b) China.
(c) Denmark.
(d) America.

13. Unresolved conflicts in Dinesen's life created ____________________.
(a) her divorce.
(b) her business failure.
(c) her suicide attempt.
(d) her mood swings.

14. Why did Germany come down hard on Denmark during the war?
(a) Their soldiers were ill-trained.
(b) There were hardly any Jews left there.
(c) It refused to support Germany.
(d) They ignored Hitler's demands.

15. The disease in #127 primarily affected Dinesen's __________________.
(a) digestive system.
(b) joints.
(c) lungs.
(d) brain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What country did 7,200 Jews evacuate to during the war?

2. After the war, Dinesen entered the ___________________ market in the United States.

3. Who was Thorkild Bjornvig?

4. What was the name of the book which Dinesen worked on during World War II?

5. What topic did Thomas suggest for Dinesen's writing during this period?

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